WEBVTT 00:30.000 --> 00:41.080 This week on the Computer Chronicles, the conclusion of the Computer Bowl. 00:41.080 --> 00:45.880 We'll go back to Boston for the final two rounds of this 10th annual Computer Bowl to 00:45.880 --> 00:50.480 see whether the traditional techies from the East Coast can catch up with the wild, wild 00:50.480 --> 00:55.080 geeks from the West Coast in this contest to see who knows more about the trivia of 00:55.080 --> 00:57.080 computers and the Internet. 00:57.080 --> 01:00.080 Cheers star John Ratzenberger joins me as co-host. 01:00.080 --> 01:06.400 The contestants include Netscape's Mark Andresen, Storm Systems CEO Bill Kraus, Starwave CEO 01:06.400 --> 01:11.800 Mike Slade, Yo-Yo Dine president Seth Godin, Walt Mossberg of the Wall Street Journal, 01:11.800 --> 01:13.200 and Mike Zisman of Lotus. 01:13.200 --> 01:15.640 The East is behind, but who will win? 01:15.640 --> 01:21.680 The conclusion of Computer Bowl X, coming up next on the Computer Chronicles. 01:21.680 --> 01:26.560 Computer Chronicles is made possible in part by SoftSource, Inc., publishers of Pro1's 01:26.560 --> 01:33.240 Mathematics Tutor in a Box for school year 98-99, including six CDs and workbook. 01:33.240 --> 01:39.680 And by Z Auction, the live online shopping experience. 01:39.680 --> 01:44.320 Additional funding from PC Connection and Mac Connection, the catalog and online superstore 01:44.320 --> 01:51.440 with PC and Mac products, toll-free technical support, and overnight delivery. 01:51.440 --> 01:57.520 And by Windows Magazine, delivering desktop, enterprise, and Internet computing news, reviews, 01:57.520 --> 02:02.680 features, and how-tos for a Windows world, because the world runs on Windows. 02:02.680 --> 02:10.000 Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to the 1998 Computer Bowl. 02:10.000 --> 02:16.280 Here's your host for tonight from the PBS TV series, The Computer Chronicles, Mr. Stuart 02:16.280 --> 02:17.280 Chouppet. 02:17.280 --> 02:19.960 All right, good evening, ladies and gentlemen. 02:19.960 --> 02:25.520 We're ready to resume Computer Bowl X as we prepare to start round three here of the 1998 02:25.520 --> 02:26.520 Computer Bowl. 02:26.520 --> 02:27.520 Let us update the score right now. 02:27.520 --> 02:29.440 Can we see the scoreboard, please? 02:29.440 --> 02:31.000 What is the score as we start round three? 02:31.000 --> 02:32.760 Can we get the scoreboard up on the screen? 02:32.760 --> 02:35.800 It is West Coast, 80, East Coast, 40. 02:35.800 --> 02:38.720 Plenty of time, plenty of time. 02:38.720 --> 02:39.960 Two rounds to go here. 02:39.960 --> 02:42.880 All right, let me briefly reintroduce our players. 02:42.880 --> 02:46.600 For the visiting West Coast team, we have Mark Andreessen, Senior Vice President of 02:46.600 --> 02:48.240 Product Development at Netscape. 02:48.240 --> 02:50.720 We have Scott Cook, Chairman of Intuit. 02:50.720 --> 02:54.360 We have the Captain of the West Coast Team, Technology Columnist for the New York Times, 02:54.360 --> 02:55.360 Denise Caruso. 02:55.360 --> 02:59.440 Bill Krause, President and CEO of Storm Technology. 02:59.440 --> 03:01.720 Mike Slade, Chairman and CEO of StormWave. 03:01.720 --> 03:03.720 That's the West Coast team. 03:03.720 --> 03:08.240 All right, for the East Coast team, the players are Seth Godin, President of Yo-Yo Dine. 03:08.240 --> 03:12.720 Walt Mossberg, Personal Technology Journalist for The Wall Street Journal. 03:12.720 --> 03:15.600 We have Mike Zisman, Captain of the East Coast team. 03:15.600 --> 03:18.680 Mike is Executive Vice President of Strategy at Lotus. 03:18.680 --> 03:22.080 Ken Walsh, President of the Software Publishers Association. 03:22.080 --> 03:27.600 And Robert Ziff, President of Ziff Brothers Investment. 03:27.600 --> 03:31.600 Our judges again, Dan Bricklin and Andy Cunningham. 03:31.600 --> 03:40.800 They're doing a stellar job under difficult circumstances. 03:40.800 --> 03:44.600 And of course, our questioner, you know him from Cheers, John Ratzenberger. 03:44.600 --> 03:45.600 Thank you. 03:45.600 --> 03:46.600 Thank you. 03:46.600 --> 03:47.600 Thank you. 03:47.600 --> 03:49.600 All right, John, it's round three. 03:49.600 --> 03:50.600 There's a 40-point spread. 03:50.600 --> 03:51.600 It's going to be a good game. 03:51.600 --> 03:53.600 Let's get going with the first question. 03:53.600 --> 03:54.600 All righty. 03:54.600 --> 04:00.360 MIME, or as they say in French, Meme, is a popular internet protocol used in everything 04:00.360 --> 04:03.320 from email attachments to HTTP headers. 04:03.320 --> 04:06.760 What does the acronym MIME stand for? 04:06.760 --> 04:09.480 Mark, Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions. 04:09.480 --> 04:10.480 Anybody knows? 04:10.480 --> 04:11.480 You want to know. 04:11.480 --> 04:12.480 All right, that's correct. 04:12.480 --> 04:14.640 All right, another 10 on the West. 04:14.640 --> 04:15.640 Go, John. 04:15.640 --> 04:19.240 All right, many schools and state education systems are striving to provide computers 04:19.240 --> 04:20.240 for the students. 04:20.240 --> 04:26.320 Of the 50 states, which one has the best, that is, the highest ratio of computers for 04:26.320 --> 04:27.320 students? 04:27.320 --> 04:28.320 All right, Bill Kraus thinks he already knows. 04:28.320 --> 04:29.320 Alaska. 04:29.320 --> 04:30.320 That is not correct. 04:30.320 --> 04:31.320 No, that was multiple choice. 04:31.320 --> 04:32.320 I know, but he buzzed in. 04:32.320 --> 04:33.320 Oh, he did? 04:33.320 --> 04:34.320 I'm sorry. 04:34.320 --> 04:35.320 He buzzed in, so we get to ask the question again. 04:35.320 --> 04:36.320 What a knucklehead. 04:36.320 --> 04:37.320 If you get the chance, if they lost 10, you can get 10. 04:37.320 --> 04:38.320 Just wait for me. 04:38.320 --> 04:39.320 I can't wait. 04:39.320 --> 04:43.760 Just listen to the question. 04:43.760 --> 04:44.760 All righty. 04:44.760 --> 04:49.640 Highest ratio of computers for a student is in California, Florida, Minnesota, or Massachusetts? 04:49.640 --> 04:50.640 So somebody's got to buzz in. 04:50.640 --> 04:51.640 Which of those four states, Mike? 04:51.640 --> 04:52.640 Minnesota. 04:52.640 --> 04:53.640 Sorry? 04:53.640 --> 04:54.640 Minnesota. 04:54.640 --> 04:55.640 That's wrong. 04:55.640 --> 04:56.640 It's Florida. 04:56.640 --> 04:57.640 Nobody got that one. 04:57.640 --> 04:58.640 Can you imagine? 04:58.640 --> 04:59.640 You never know. 04:59.640 --> 05:00.640 All right. 05:00.640 --> 05:07.160 All right, Electronic Engineering Times recently ran a story about a particularly high-tech 05:07.160 --> 05:12.400 object and dubbed it the most common man-made object on Earth. 05:12.400 --> 05:13.680 What is the object? 05:13.680 --> 05:18.800 Is it a DRAM chip, a microprocessor, a resistor, or a transistor? 05:18.800 --> 05:20.800 Good question, Mark. 05:20.800 --> 05:21.800 Transistor. 05:21.800 --> 05:22.800 That is not correct. 05:22.800 --> 05:23.800 That's the wrong answer. 05:23.800 --> 05:24.800 Sorry. 05:24.800 --> 05:25.800 It is a DRAM chip. 05:25.800 --> 05:26.800 More DRAM chips than anything else. 05:26.800 --> 05:27.800 DRAM chips are made of transistors. 05:27.800 --> 05:28.800 That makes no sense. 05:28.800 --> 05:29.800 Well... 05:29.800 --> 05:30.800 Come on. 05:30.800 --> 05:31.800 Come on. 05:31.800 --> 05:32.800 Come on. 05:32.800 --> 05:33.800 And so are microprocessors, so... 05:33.800 --> 05:37.800 Yeah, but... 05:37.800 --> 05:40.120 All right, we'll leave it to Dan and Andy. 05:40.120 --> 05:41.120 That's a fair point, but I would... 05:41.120 --> 05:42.120 It's an object. 05:42.120 --> 05:43.120 It's an object. 05:43.120 --> 05:44.120 Not the components of the object. 05:44.120 --> 05:45.120 A transistor is an object. 05:45.120 --> 05:46.120 Andy says wrong. 05:46.120 --> 05:47.120 Let's move along. 05:47.120 --> 05:48.120 Let's move along. 05:48.120 --> 05:49.120 Oh, wait. 05:49.120 --> 05:50.120 We've got a light on over here. 05:50.120 --> 05:51.120 Hey, we're tough. 05:51.120 --> 05:52.120 For some reason, Robert's light is on, but he had finished the question, Robert. 05:52.120 --> 05:53.120 Yeah. 05:53.120 --> 05:54.120 So can we reset? 05:54.120 --> 05:55.120 All right, John, go. 05:55.120 --> 05:56.120 All right. 05:56.120 --> 05:57.120 I thought it stood for Donald. 05:57.120 --> 05:58.120 I thought it stood for Donald. 05:58.120 --> 05:59.120 I thought it stood for Donald. 05:59.120 --> 06:00.120 I thought it stood for Donald. 06:00.120 --> 06:01.120 I thought it stood for Donald. 06:01.120 --> 06:02.120 I thought it stood for Donald. 06:02.120 --> 06:03.120 I thought it stood for Donald. 06:03.120 --> 06:04.120 I thought it stood for Donald. 06:04.120 --> 06:05.120 I thought it stood for Donald. 06:05.120 --> 06:06.120 I thought it stood for Dodgeram myself. 06:06.120 --> 06:08.960 All right, computer companies obviously have a big stake in the future of legislation and 06:08.960 --> 06:10.960 regulatory practices. 06:10.960 --> 06:15.400 Perhaps with that in mind, many of them donate to political campaigns, but which company 06:15.400 --> 06:19.440 gave more soft money to political action committees in 1996? 06:19.440 --> 06:23.400 Was it Microsoft, Gateway 2000, Powersoft, or Pixar? 06:23.400 --> 06:25.680 Who was the big money giver, Mark? 06:25.680 --> 06:26.680 Microsoft. 06:26.680 --> 06:30.160 That is not correct, believe it or not. 06:30.160 --> 06:33.640 Gateway 2000 by a considerable amount, actually. 06:33.640 --> 06:34.640 All right. 06:34.640 --> 06:35.640 All right. 06:35.640 --> 06:36.640 Let's go to our next video question. 06:36.640 --> 06:38.480 Hey, it's 80 points, 40 points. 06:38.480 --> 06:39.480 That's where we started this round. 06:39.480 --> 06:40.480 All right. 06:40.480 --> 06:42.920 Our next celebrity question comes from John Mitchell. 06:42.920 --> 06:47.560 He's president of the business printer division and vice president of Lexmark. 06:47.560 --> 06:51.080 Here is his question. 06:51.080 --> 06:55.920 In the 1970s, Gary Starkweather designed an important new technology that would forever 06:55.920 --> 06:58.320 change the way people use computers. 06:58.320 --> 07:01.120 The code name for this project was Dover. 07:01.120 --> 07:05.440 Starkweather went on to win an Academy Award in 1995 for his technical contributions to 07:05.440 --> 07:07.960 computer-generated film animation. 07:07.960 --> 07:10.280 What did Starkweather design? 07:10.280 --> 07:16.680 Was it the laser printer engine, the scanner, the CD-ROM drive, or the fax machine? 07:16.680 --> 07:17.680 All right. 07:17.680 --> 07:18.680 Laser printer engine. 07:18.680 --> 07:19.680 Absolutely. 07:19.680 --> 07:20.680 10 points over here, please. 07:20.680 --> 07:21.680 All right. 07:21.680 --> 07:22.680 All right. 07:22.680 --> 07:23.680 Narrowing the gap here. 07:23.680 --> 07:24.680 Yeah, go ahead, John. 07:24.680 --> 07:25.680 All right. 07:25.680 --> 07:28.680 Apple Computer recently scrapped... 07:28.680 --> 07:29.680 They didn't get their points. 07:29.680 --> 07:30.680 They didn't. 07:30.680 --> 07:31.680 Oh. 07:31.680 --> 07:32.680 They didn't get their points yet, guys. 07:32.680 --> 07:33.680 That was 10 points for these. 07:33.680 --> 07:34.680 Let's keep up. 07:34.680 --> 07:35.680 These East Coast guys are no dummies, you know. 07:35.680 --> 07:36.680 All right. 07:36.680 --> 07:37.680 Go, John. 07:37.680 --> 07:38.680 We'll go next, and I'm sure. 07:38.680 --> 07:39.680 All right. 07:39.680 --> 07:40.680 Apple Computer. 07:40.680 --> 07:45.800 Apple Computer recently scrapped the next-generation operating system for the Macintosh. 07:45.800 --> 07:47.960 What was the code name for that operating system? 07:47.960 --> 07:50.480 Was it Allegro, Copeland, Rhapsody, or Yellowbox? 07:50.480 --> 07:51.480 Seth. 07:51.480 --> 07:52.480 Copeland. 07:52.480 --> 07:53.480 Of course. 07:53.480 --> 07:54.480 That was an easy one. 07:54.480 --> 07:55.480 All right. 07:55.480 --> 07:56.480 Let's make sure we get this scoreboard up to date, please. 07:56.480 --> 07:57.480 60. 07:57.480 --> 07:58.480 60. 07:58.480 --> 07:59.480 60. 07:59.480 --> 08:00.480 60. 08:00.480 --> 08:01.480 60. 08:01.480 --> 08:02.480 60. 08:02.480 --> 08:03.480 60. 08:03.480 --> 08:04.480 60. 08:04.480 --> 08:05.480 We'll remember it. 08:05.480 --> 08:06.480 We'll remember it. 08:06.480 --> 08:07.480 They have the scoreboard up to date. 08:07.480 --> 08:08.480 They've won two points now. 08:08.480 --> 08:09.480 We're trying. 08:09.480 --> 08:10.480 Okay. 08:10.480 --> 08:11.480 All right. 08:11.480 --> 08:12.480 We'll keep on going while they work on the scoreboard. 08:12.480 --> 08:13.480 All right. 08:13.480 --> 08:14.480 All right. 08:14.480 --> 08:15.480 All right. 08:15.480 --> 08:16.480 All right. 08:16.480 --> 08:17.480 All right. 08:17.480 --> 08:18.480 I'll tell you what. 08:18.480 --> 08:19.480 Now that we've got the scoreboard up, guys, it's going to be bonus round time. 08:19.480 --> 08:20.480 Your turn. 08:20.480 --> 08:21.480 These questions are all about the Internet, so how many points would you like to wager 08:21.480 --> 08:22.480 on each question? 08:22.480 --> 08:23.480 10, 20, or 30? 08:23.480 --> 08:29.920 Difficult Internet-based questions. 08:29.920 --> 08:32.920 Even Mark Andreessen may not be able to answer. 08:32.920 --> 08:33.920 I'll do 20. 08:33.920 --> 08:34.920 20. 08:34.920 --> 08:35.920 Whoa. 08:35.920 --> 08:36.920 20 points apiece. 08:36.920 --> 08:44.280 The Journal of Science recently estimated the total number of pages on the Internet. 08:44.280 --> 08:46.960 How many pages did they come up with? 08:46.960 --> 08:54.800 And I will accept an answer within 50 million of the correct answer. 08:54.800 --> 09:05.200 Total number of pages worldwide on the Internet within 50 million. 09:05.200 --> 09:09.800 Total number of pages worldwide on the Internet right now is, what do you say, Denise? 09:09.800 --> 09:10.800 350 million. 09:10.800 --> 09:12.440 You guys are darn good. 09:12.440 --> 09:13.440 That's the correct answer. 09:13.440 --> 09:18.760 The correct answer was between 300 and 320. 09:18.760 --> 09:19.760 That was fair enough. 09:19.760 --> 09:20.760 All right. 09:20.760 --> 09:21.760 I said 350. 09:21.760 --> 09:27.760 In the same report in the Journal of Science, investigators tested the performance of various 09:27.760 --> 09:29.360 search engines. 09:29.360 --> 09:31.360 Here's the question they asked. 09:31.360 --> 09:36.680 What fraction of the total relevant pages on the Internet could the best search engine 09:36.680 --> 09:38.360 actually find? 09:38.360 --> 09:44.720 Was it one quarter of them, one third of them, one half of them, or two thirds of them? 09:44.720 --> 09:49.520 What was the performance of the best search engine in terms of what fraction of total 09:49.520 --> 09:52.160 relevant pages it came up with? 09:52.160 --> 09:53.160 One third. 09:53.160 --> 09:54.160 That's right. 09:54.160 --> 09:55.160 All right. 09:55.160 --> 09:56.160 You guys are sharp. 09:56.160 --> 09:57.160 All right. 09:57.160 --> 09:58.160 Got another shot. 09:58.160 --> 09:59.160 Now another 20 points. 09:59.160 --> 10:03.640 The Webby's held their second annual awards event this year honoring nearly 20 of the 10:03.640 --> 10:05.840 best worldwide websites. 10:05.840 --> 10:11.160 What website won the Webby Award for the weirdest site? 10:11.160 --> 10:12.160 Multiple choice. 10:12.160 --> 10:19.720 Was it Burt is Evil, the Museum of Dirt, the Crash Site, or Elvis on the Moon? 10:19.720 --> 10:22.960 These are all real websites, by the way. 10:22.960 --> 10:27.760 Which one won the weirdest website in the 1998 Webby Awards? 10:27.760 --> 10:30.600 One of four. 10:30.600 --> 10:32.640 All right. 10:32.640 --> 10:33.640 We need your answer, Denise. 10:33.640 --> 10:34.640 It is... 10:34.640 --> 10:36.760 It is Denise. 10:36.760 --> 10:38.760 Burt is Evil. 10:38.760 --> 10:39.760 All right. 10:39.760 --> 10:45.760 That website incidentally was set up by Lonnie Anderson. 10:45.760 --> 10:51.880 So I just wanted you to know. 10:51.880 --> 10:52.880 All right. 10:52.880 --> 10:53.880 My goodness. 10:53.880 --> 10:56.200 It's 140 West Coast, East Coast 60. 10:56.200 --> 10:58.040 You'll get your turn on another bonus round soon. 10:58.040 --> 10:59.440 John gave them the next question. 10:59.440 --> 11:00.440 All right. 11:00.440 --> 11:05.640 The so-called chip-enabled card or the smart card was invented by a Frenchman, Marc Lasus. 11:05.640 --> 11:07.640 When did he invent the first version of the smart card? 11:07.640 --> 11:12.640 Was it 1988, 1978, 68, or 1958? 11:12.640 --> 11:13.640 When did the smart card come, Mike? 11:13.640 --> 11:14.640 78. 11:14.640 --> 11:15.640 78 is right. 11:15.640 --> 11:16.640 Well done. 11:16.640 --> 11:17.640 10 points. 11:17.640 --> 11:18.640 All right. 11:18.640 --> 11:21.560 Time for our next celebrity video question. 11:21.560 --> 11:25.200 This comes from Gwen Bell, founding president of the Computer Museum. 11:25.200 --> 11:28.680 Here is Gwen's question. 11:28.680 --> 11:33.440 Vice President Al Gore recently announced the Internet2 project. 11:33.440 --> 11:40.800 $500 million has been pledged for development of this new Internet system by three major 11:40.800 --> 11:44.960 companies involved in telecommunications. 11:44.960 --> 11:48.160 Can you name two of the three companies? 11:48.160 --> 11:49.480 All right. 11:49.480 --> 11:50.480 Marc? 11:50.480 --> 11:52.680 AT&T and MCI. 11:52.680 --> 11:53.680 That is not correct. 11:53.680 --> 11:56.680 You were so confident. 11:56.680 --> 12:00.040 Cisco, Northern Telecom, and Quest Communications are the three companies. 12:00.040 --> 12:01.040 All right. 12:01.040 --> 12:02.040 Go ahead, John. 12:02.040 --> 12:03.040 Next question. 12:03.040 --> 12:04.040 All right. 12:04.040 --> 12:08.840 IBM's chess-playing computer, Deep Blue, was a very fast computer, but IBM's new $85 million 12:08.840 --> 12:11.760 computer called Option White will be even faster. 12:11.760 --> 12:12.760 How much faster? 12:12.760 --> 12:17.080 10 times, 100 times, 1,000 times, or 1 million times? 12:17.080 --> 12:18.080 Robert thinks he knows the answer. 12:18.080 --> 12:19.080 100 times. 12:19.080 --> 12:20.080 That is not correct. 12:20.080 --> 12:21.080 You completed the question. 12:21.080 --> 12:22.080 So the answer was 1,000. 12:22.080 --> 12:23.080 We'll move on to the next question, John. 12:23.080 --> 12:28.240 All righty. 12:28.240 --> 12:33.720 Researchers at IBM's Zurich Laboratory recently built the world's smallest version of a familiar 12:33.720 --> 12:35.680 computational gadget. 12:35.680 --> 12:41.200 Was it a tiny pocket calculator, a miniature PC, the world's smallest slide rule, or a 12:41.200 --> 12:42.200 tiny abacus? 12:42.200 --> 12:43.200 All right. 12:43.200 --> 12:44.200 Marc? 12:44.200 --> 12:45.200 A tiny abacus. 12:45.200 --> 12:46.200 You're right. 12:46.200 --> 12:47.200 This guy reads everything. 12:47.200 --> 12:48.200 All right, John. 12:48.200 --> 12:49.200 Next question. 12:49.200 --> 12:50.200 All right. 12:50.200 --> 12:55.560 The Pentium chip has become the standard Intel microprocessor for personal computers. 12:55.560 --> 12:59.960 Some of you may have even inserted a Pentium into a CPU slot. 12:59.960 --> 13:04.300 When you did that, did you notice how many pins there are on a Pentium chip? 13:04.300 --> 13:05.440 You can answer in range. 13:05.440 --> 13:11.200 Are there between 50 and 100, between 100 and 200, between 200 and 300, or more than 13:11.200 --> 13:12.200 300? 13:12.200 --> 13:13.200 How many pins on a chip, Mike? 13:13.200 --> 13:14.200 100 to 200. 13:14.200 --> 13:15.200 Sorry? 13:15.200 --> 13:16.200 100 to 200. 13:16.200 --> 13:17.200 That is not correct, I'm afraid. 13:17.200 --> 13:18.200 There are 296 pins on the chip. 13:18.200 --> 13:19.200 296. 13:19.200 --> 13:20.200 All right. 13:20.200 --> 13:21.200 We're out of time for round three. 13:21.200 --> 13:24.200 We're going to wrap it up and continue in just a second with round four. 13:24.200 --> 13:29.200 The score, West Coast 150, East Coast 70. 13:29.200 --> 13:32.200 All right. 13:32.200 --> 13:45.200 So this is it. 13:45.200 --> 13:48.200 We are up to round four, the final round in Computer Bowl X. 13:48.200 --> 13:52.200 The score right now, West Coast 50, East Coast 70. 13:52.200 --> 13:53.200 I guess if you... 13:53.200 --> 13:54.200 150. 13:54.200 --> 13:55.200 150. 13:55.200 --> 13:56.200 I'm sorry. 13:56.200 --> 13:57.200 East Coast... 13:57.200 --> 13:58.200 Oh, yeah. 13:58.200 --> 13:59.200 Move on. 13:59.200 --> 14:00.200 West Coast 150. 14:00.200 --> 14:01.200 Sorry. 14:01.200 --> 14:02.200 West Coast 150, East Coast 70. 14:02.200 --> 14:03.200 That means if you guys, I guess, get all three points right in your bonus round question, 14:03.200 --> 14:04.200 you'd be ahead by 10 points. 14:04.200 --> 14:05.200 So there is hope. 14:05.200 --> 14:07.200 John, why don't we get going with the first question here? 14:07.200 --> 14:08.200 All right. 14:08.200 --> 14:09.200 Let's fire it up. 14:09.200 --> 14:13.200 Many early programmers cut their teeth on a programming language called GW Basic. 14:13.200 --> 14:16.200 What do the letters GW stand for? 14:16.200 --> 14:17.200 Mike? 14:17.200 --> 14:18.200 G-Wiz. 14:18.200 --> 14:19.200 G-Wiz is right. 14:19.200 --> 14:20.200 You're right. 14:20.200 --> 14:21.200 10 points over here. 14:21.200 --> 14:22.200 Throw there, Hunt. 14:22.200 --> 14:23.200 John? 14:23.200 --> 14:24.200 All right. 14:24.200 --> 14:28.200 The publishers of the Rough Travel USA Guide first put their entire contents of the book 14:28.200 --> 14:30.200 on the website in 1995. 14:30.200 --> 14:33.200 What effect did this have on the sales of the paper version of the book? 14:33.200 --> 14:39.200 Did sales drop by 25 percent, stay the same, go up 25 percent, or triple? 14:39.200 --> 14:41.200 What happened when they put it on the website? 14:41.200 --> 14:42.200 Set. 14:42.200 --> 14:43.200 Triple. 14:43.200 --> 14:44.200 Right. 14:44.200 --> 14:45.200 The sales tripled. 14:45.200 --> 14:47.200 10 points over here. 14:47.200 --> 14:49.200 Next one, John. 14:49.200 --> 14:54.200 Decision Analyst Incorporated recently compared the productivity of the 50 most popular cities 14:54.200 --> 14:59.200 in the United States based on such factors as employment rates, growth rates, use of 14:59.200 --> 15:00.200 technology, et cetera. 15:00.200 --> 15:01.200 Which city placed first? 15:01.200 --> 15:05.200 Was it Boston, Seattle, Minneapolis, St. Paul, or San Jose? 15:05.200 --> 15:07.200 All right, Michael? 15:07.200 --> 15:08.200 Seattle. 15:08.200 --> 15:09.200 Wrong. 15:09.200 --> 15:10.200 San Jose was the answer. 15:10.200 --> 15:11.200 All right. 15:11.200 --> 15:12.200 Good try. 15:12.200 --> 15:13.200 You lost on that one. 15:13.200 --> 15:14.200 John, let's go to the next one. 15:14.200 --> 15:16.200 It really does say here Boston placed 28th. 15:16.200 --> 15:19.200 I didn't want to tell him that. 15:19.200 --> 15:21.200 Come on, guys. 15:21.200 --> 15:22.200 All right. 15:22.200 --> 15:26.200 Computer Retail Week recently listed CompUSA as the number one computer retailer in the 15:26.200 --> 15:28.200 country for 1997. 15:28.200 --> 15:29.200 Who came in second? 15:29.200 --> 15:30.200 Bill. 15:30.200 --> 15:31.200 Best Buy. 15:31.200 --> 15:32.200 Best Buy is right. 15:32.200 --> 15:33.200 All right. 15:33.200 --> 15:34.200 All right. 15:34.200 --> 15:38.200 Let's go to our next video question. 15:38.200 --> 15:43.200 This celebrity question comes from Dave House, Chairman and CEO of Bay Networks. 15:43.200 --> 15:47.200 Here is Dave's question. 15:47.200 --> 15:54.200 The growth of the Internet is in a large part the result of a network standard called TCPIP. 15:54.200 --> 15:58.200 In that phrase, IP stands for Internet Protocol. 15:58.200 --> 16:00.200 What does TCP stand for? 16:00.200 --> 16:01.200 Mark? 16:01.200 --> 16:02.200 Transmission Control Protocol. 16:02.200 --> 16:03.200 You got it. 16:03.200 --> 16:04.200 You're fast. 16:04.200 --> 16:07.200 All right, John, let's go. 16:07.200 --> 16:08.200 All right. 16:08.200 --> 16:11.200 In Silicon Valley, there are several streets and roads named after people and products 16:11.200 --> 16:12.200 in the computer industry. 16:12.200 --> 16:18.200 Of the following, which is not a real street name in Silicon Valley? 16:18.200 --> 16:23.200 Wazway, Resistor Avenue, VLSI Parkway, or Floppy Drive? 16:23.200 --> 16:24.200 Mike? 16:24.200 --> 16:25.200 Floppy Drive. 16:25.200 --> 16:26.200 That is not correct. 16:26.200 --> 16:29.200 Believe it or not, there is no Floppy Drive. 16:29.200 --> 16:31.200 VLSI Parkway, there is no such thing. 16:31.200 --> 16:32.200 All right. 16:32.200 --> 16:33.200 Good try. 16:33.200 --> 16:34.200 All right. 16:34.200 --> 16:35.200 East Coast, this is it. 16:35.200 --> 16:36.200 This is your final bonus round. 16:36.200 --> 16:37.200 30. 16:37.200 --> 16:40.200 So how many points go to each question? 16:40.200 --> 16:41.200 30. 16:41.200 --> 16:42.200 Who wants to answer a question? 16:42.200 --> 16:43.200 Sudden death. 16:43.200 --> 16:44.200 East Coast, East Coast, East Coast, East Coast. 16:44.200 --> 16:45.200 All right. 16:45.200 --> 16:46.200 The category is Geography. 16:46.200 --> 16:49.200 The world's fastest computer is called the Gravity Pipeline. 16:49.200 --> 16:52.200 It's being built for research in astronomy. 16:52.200 --> 16:55.200 I want to know where is it being built. 16:55.200 --> 16:56.200 Where is it located? 16:56.200 --> 16:59.200 Is it Tokyo, San Jose, Cambridge, Massachusetts, or Cambridge, New York? 16:59.200 --> 17:18.200 Where is the Gravity Pipeline being built, which of those four cities? 17:18.200 --> 17:21.200 It will be the fastest computer in the world. 17:21.200 --> 17:23.200 Cambridge, England. 17:23.200 --> 17:24.200 That is wrong. 17:24.200 --> 17:25.200 It is Tokyo. 17:25.200 --> 17:26.200 I'm very sorry. 17:26.200 --> 17:27.200 Okay. 17:27.200 --> 17:28.200 We got time. 17:28.200 --> 17:29.200 We got time. 17:29.200 --> 17:30.200 Not enough, but we have time. 17:30.200 --> 17:33.200 The DigiPen Institute of Technology is a new four-year college. 17:33.200 --> 17:38.200 It is the first ever to specialize in computer game programming. 17:38.200 --> 17:49.200 Where is this new college located? 17:49.200 --> 17:55.200 Is it in Redmond, Washington, San Jose, California, Cambridge, Massachusetts, or Reading, England? 17:55.200 --> 18:05.200 The DigiPen Institute of Technology, a new four-year college specializing in computer game programming, is located where? 18:05.200 --> 18:06.200 Reading, England. 18:06.200 --> 18:08.200 I would have said the same thing, but it's wrong. 18:08.200 --> 18:10.200 Redmond, Washington. 18:10.200 --> 18:11.200 Sorry, guys. 18:11.200 --> 18:12.200 That's what we meant. 18:12.200 --> 18:13.200 I know. 18:13.200 --> 18:16.200 It begins with the same word. 18:16.200 --> 18:19.200 I think that because we're wearing these puffy shirts, we should get easier at this. 18:19.200 --> 18:21.200 Here's an easy question. 18:21.200 --> 18:23.200 Here's an easy question for the last one. 18:23.200 --> 18:32.200 If you count up the number of information technology jobs in the United States, the following states rank in the top three in this order. 18:32.200 --> 18:33.200 California, one. 18:33.200 --> 18:34.200 New York, two. 18:34.200 --> 18:35.200 Texas, third. 18:35.200 --> 18:41.200 Which state ranks fourth in technology jobs in the country? 18:41.200 --> 18:49.200 California, New York, Texas, and then the 30 points. 18:49.200 --> 18:54.200 Don't say anything. 18:54.200 --> 18:55.200 Your time is almost up, Mike. 18:55.200 --> 18:57.200 I'm going to need an answer. 18:57.200 --> 18:58.200 Which state ranks fourth? 18:58.200 --> 18:59.200 Illinois. 18:59.200 --> 19:00.200 Right. 19:00.200 --> 19:01.200 Well done. 19:01.200 --> 19:02.200 Okay. 19:02.200 --> 19:03.200 Very good. 19:03.200 --> 19:04.200 That was a tough one. 19:04.200 --> 19:05.200 All right. 19:05.200 --> 19:06.200 Well, we did a little bit there. 19:06.200 --> 19:07.200 I don't know. 19:07.200 --> 19:08.200 West Coast, 180. 19:08.200 --> 19:09.200 East Coast, 50. 19:09.200 --> 19:12.200 It's time to start to focus, guys. 19:12.200 --> 19:13.200 There you go, John. 19:13.200 --> 19:14.200 Come on. 19:14.200 --> 19:24.200 In the last year, Scott Adams, the creator of the comic strip Dilbert, posed as a management consultant and succeeded in offering some bizarre advice to a large high-tech company. 19:24.200 --> 19:26.200 Which company fell for the ruse? 19:26.200 --> 19:27.200 Was it Apple? 19:27.200 --> 19:28.200 All right. 19:28.200 --> 19:29.200 Bill thinks he knows. 19:29.200 --> 19:30.200 Logitech. 19:30.200 --> 19:31.200 Logitech is right. 19:31.200 --> 19:32.200 Very hot. 19:32.200 --> 19:33.200 All right. 19:33.200 --> 19:35.200 Here's our final celebrity question on video. 19:35.200 --> 19:40.200 It comes from one of our judges, Andy Cunningham, founder and CEO of Cunningham Communications. 19:40.200 --> 19:42.200 Here is Andy's question. 19:42.200 --> 19:48.200 Earlier this year in Boston, the first juvenile charged with computer hacking was arraigned. 19:48.200 --> 19:50.200 Whose computer system did he break into? 19:50.200 --> 19:57.200 Was it an airport control tower, the Massachusetts State Police, Boston City Hall, or the legal seafood restaurant chain? 19:57.200 --> 19:58.200 Walt? 19:58.200 --> 19:59.200 Airport control tower. 19:59.200 --> 20:00.200 All right. 20:00.200 --> 20:01.200 Very good. 20:01.200 --> 20:04.200 Worcester Airport. 20:04.200 --> 20:05.200 That's right. 20:05.200 --> 20:06.200 John, go ahead. 20:06.200 --> 20:07.200 All right. 20:07.200 --> 20:10.200 Wired Magazine recently reported on a survey in which children were asked, 20:10.200 --> 20:14.200 if you had to choose, which would you rather keep, your TV or your PC? 20:14.200 --> 20:17.200 The PC got the higher percentage answer. 20:17.200 --> 20:20.200 What percentage said they would rather keep the PC? 20:20.200 --> 20:24.200 Was it approximately 60%, 70%, 80%, or 90%? 20:24.200 --> 20:25.200 Mark? 20:25.200 --> 20:26.200 60%. 20:26.200 --> 20:27.200 That's not correct. 20:27.200 --> 20:28.200 It was 70%. 20:28.200 --> 20:29.200 Well, good try. 20:29.200 --> 20:31.200 All right, John, let's get the next one. 20:31.200 --> 20:32.200 All right. 20:32.200 --> 20:36.200 Possibly the most famous internet hoax of last year involved the Chicago Tribune column 20:36.200 --> 20:41.200 about a commencement address at MIT in a classic case of internet misinformation. 20:41.200 --> 20:43.200 When the story was published on the net, 20:43.200 --> 20:48.200 the remarks in the alleged commencement address were inaccurately attributed to a person. 20:48.200 --> 20:49.200 Seth? 20:49.200 --> 20:50.200 Kurt Vonnegut. 20:50.200 --> 20:51.200 Right. 20:51.200 --> 20:52.200 Got it. 20:52.200 --> 20:54.200 Well done. 20:54.200 --> 20:55.200 All right. 20:55.200 --> 20:57.200 Well, 190 to 70. 20:57.200 --> 20:58.200 Try again. 20:58.200 --> 20:59.200 All right. 20:59.200 --> 21:03.200 Intel occasionally gives out an award to an employee called the Muzzle Award. 21:03.200 --> 21:05.200 For what activity is the Muzzle Award given? 21:05.200 --> 21:06.200 Walt? 21:06.200 --> 21:08.200 Leaking to the press. 21:08.200 --> 21:10.200 Well, what do you say, judges? 21:10.200 --> 21:11.200 Yeah. 21:11.200 --> 21:13.200 I'm kind of on his side on that one. 21:13.200 --> 21:14.200 That's not quite specific. 21:14.200 --> 21:15.200 I'd say, yeah. 21:15.200 --> 21:16.200 What kind of leaking? 21:16.200 --> 21:17.200 I give it to him. 21:17.200 --> 21:18.200 What is the answer? 21:18.200 --> 21:19.200 Yeah, I give it to him. 21:19.200 --> 21:20.200 All right. 21:20.200 --> 21:21.200 Well done. 21:21.200 --> 21:22.200 Hey, I know. 21:22.200 --> 21:23.200 What's the answer? 21:23.200 --> 21:24.200 He's the press. 21:24.200 --> 21:25.200 Of course he knows. 21:25.200 --> 21:27.200 I mean, you know, they've got to answer these questions in those shirts. 21:27.200 --> 21:28.200 They're crying out loud. 21:28.200 --> 21:29.200 That's a handy guy. 21:29.200 --> 21:31.200 Give him a break, will you? 21:31.200 --> 21:32.200 Close. 21:32.200 --> 21:33.200 Oh, thanks. 21:33.200 --> 21:34.200 I got several. 21:34.200 --> 21:35.200 I'm going to go back to that. 21:35.200 --> 21:36.200 All right. 21:36.200 --> 21:39.200 We don't see too many slide rules anymore in the age of calculators and computers, but 21:39.200 --> 21:42.200 many companies used to make and sell the trusty old engineer's best friend. 21:42.200 --> 21:46.200 Of the following companies, which one did not manufacture slide rules? 21:46.200 --> 21:50.200 Post, K&E, Castile-Faber, or Black & Decker? 21:50.200 --> 21:51.200 Robert? 21:51.200 --> 21:52.200 Castile-Faber. 21:52.200 --> 21:53.200 That is not right. 21:53.200 --> 21:54.200 That is not right. 21:54.200 --> 21:55.200 Black & Decker. 21:55.200 --> 21:56.200 Castile-Faber did make slide rules. 21:56.200 --> 21:57.200 Good try, though. 21:57.200 --> 21:58.200 All right, John, let's go. 21:58.200 --> 21:59.200 All right. 21:59.200 --> 22:04.200 Last year CompuServe was acquired by AOL, before that acquisition, who owned CompuServe? 22:04.200 --> 22:05.200 Michael. 22:05.200 --> 22:06.200 H&R Block. 22:06.200 --> 22:07.200 That was an easy one. 22:07.200 --> 22:09.200 All right, Tony, let's go over here. 22:09.200 --> 22:10.200 Objection. 22:10.200 --> 22:13.200 It was partially public before the acquisition by AOL. 22:13.200 --> 22:15.200 They only owned 80%. 22:15.200 --> 22:17.200 Hey, maybe we're even then. 22:17.200 --> 22:18.200 I'll take 80%. 22:18.200 --> 22:19.200 80% is good. 22:19.200 --> 22:22.200 We'll take your point under consideration and move on. 22:22.200 --> 22:25.200 He's a tough one, isn't he? 22:25.200 --> 22:26.200 All right. 22:26.200 --> 22:30.200 A well-known science fiction novel by Douglas Adams, a computer provided the answer to the 22:30.200 --> 22:32.200 question of life, the universe, and everything. 22:32.200 --> 22:33.200 What was the name? 22:33.200 --> 22:34.200 Mark already knows. 22:34.200 --> 22:35.200 Deep Thought. 22:35.200 --> 22:36.200 Well done. 22:36.200 --> 22:37.200 From? 22:37.200 --> 22:38.200 From? 22:38.200 --> 22:39.200 That's the right answer, but... 22:39.200 --> 22:40.200 From what? 22:40.200 --> 22:41.200 Oh, life, the universe, and everything. 22:41.200 --> 22:42.200 Okay, Hitchhiker's Guide to Reality. 22:42.200 --> 22:43.200 Yeah, here's a hint. 22:43.200 --> 22:44.200 That's all right. 22:44.200 --> 22:45.200 You got your 10 points. 22:45.200 --> 22:46.200 Just having fun with you. 22:46.200 --> 22:47.200 I'm wrong. 22:47.200 --> 22:48.200 All right, go ahead. 22:48.200 --> 22:49.200 All right. 22:49.200 --> 22:50.200 William Gibson has written a fascinating book that delves into the alternative universe 22:50.200 --> 22:51.200 lives of such great people. 22:51.200 --> 22:58.200 He's a computer pioneer. 22:58.200 --> 23:00.200 He's Charles Babbage and Ada Lovelace. 23:00.200 --> 23:01.200 What was the name of the book? 23:01.200 --> 23:02.200 Denise? 23:02.200 --> 23:03.200 Difference Engine. 23:03.200 --> 23:04.200 Absolutely right. 23:04.200 --> 23:05.200 Difference Engine. 23:05.200 --> 23:06.200 You guys are on again. 23:06.200 --> 23:07.200 All right. 23:07.200 --> 23:12.200 Well known industry analyst, well known industry analyst and observer Esther Dyson recently 23:12.200 --> 23:15.200 came out with a book about the new high-tech world we live in. 23:15.200 --> 23:17.200 What is the complete? 23:17.200 --> 23:18.200 Seth? 23:18.200 --> 23:20.200 2.0. 23:20.200 --> 23:22.200 Complete title. 23:22.200 --> 23:26.200 We didn't really get to finish the question. 23:26.200 --> 23:28.200 And I think judges, do you agree we should finish the question? 23:28.200 --> 23:30.200 I think you need to finish the question. 23:30.200 --> 23:32.200 Yeah, I'm sorry. We didn't finish the question. 23:32.200 --> 23:34.200 So, John, go ahead. One of you guys get ready. 23:34.200 --> 23:38.200 All right. What is the complete title of Esther's new book? 23:38.200 --> 23:40.200 All right, please, now, Scott. 23:40.200 --> 23:44.200 Release 2.0, Design for the Computer Age. 23:44.200 --> 23:46.200 I don't think that's good enough. 23:46.200 --> 23:48.200 Not if we penalize those guys. 23:48.200 --> 23:50.200 Design for Living in the Digital Age. 23:50.200 --> 23:52.200 We asked for the accurate complete title. 23:52.200 --> 23:54.200 Is that the subtitle? 23:54.200 --> 23:56.200 It is the full title of the book. 23:56.200 --> 23:58.200 Just checking. 23:58.200 --> 24:00.200 John? 24:00.200 --> 24:02.200 He's just checking. 24:02.200 --> 24:04.200 It's kind of nitpicking at this point, Seth. 24:04.200 --> 24:06.200 Go ahead, John. 24:06.200 --> 24:08.200 It's only 2.20 to 70. 24:08.200 --> 24:12.200 All right. Two years ago, IDC did a study of the software business, measuring in dollars, 24:12.200 --> 24:16.200 the amount sold in three different software categories, package software, 24:16.200 --> 24:19.200 application development tools, and system software. 24:19.200 --> 24:23.200 Which category was the leader in dollars sales volume? 24:23.200 --> 24:26.200 All right. I saw Scott go. 24:26.200 --> 24:28.200 Package software. 24:28.200 --> 24:30.200 Package software, of course. That's right. 24:30.200 --> 24:32.200 Well, I hate to say it, guys. 24:32.200 --> 24:34.200 Time is up. 24:34.200 --> 24:37.200 The final score, 230-70. 24:37.200 --> 24:40.200 The winners again, the West Coast. 24:40.200 --> 24:42.200 Thank you. 24:42.200 --> 24:44.200 Congratulations to our winners. 24:44.200 --> 24:46.200 That wraps up the 10th annual Computer Bowl. 24:46.200 --> 24:49.200 Thank you all very much for joining us. 24:49.200 --> 25:11.200 ♪♪♪ 25:19.200 --> 25:22.200 And by... 25:22.200 --> 25:24.200 And by... 25:36.200 --> 25:39.200 To purchase a videotape copy of today's program, 25:39.200 --> 25:45.200 call toll-free 1-888-310-7850. 25:45.200 --> 25:49.200 Please specify the show number and the topic. 25:49.200 --> 25:52.200 ♪♪♪ 25:52.200 --> 25:55.200 Next week on the Computer Chronicles, home design software. 25:55.200 --> 25:59.200 We'll show you how to create your new dream home right on your PC. 25:59.200 --> 26:04.200 We'll show you how professional architects use the same kind of software to build million-dollar homes. 26:04.200 --> 26:06.200 If you just want to redesign a part of your house, 26:06.200 --> 26:09.200 we'll look at software that lets you create a new bathroom 26:09.200 --> 26:13.200 and a home center that uses computers to help you remodel that old kitchen. 26:13.200 --> 26:16.200 Plus, we'll visit one of the best websites for do-it-yourselfers 26:16.200 --> 26:20.200 and a look at some software that will help you plan the perfect garden around your house. 26:20.200 --> 26:24.200 Plus, my pick of the week, a terrific new program for redesigning yourself. 26:24.200 --> 26:27.200 It's all coming up next week on the Computer Chronicles. 26:27.200 --> 26:45.200 ♪♪♪